Part 1 of
Godless, "Rejecting God", tells the story of how I moved from devout preacher to atheist and beyond. Part 2, "Why I Am an Atheist", presents my philosophical reasons for unbelief. Part 3, "What's Wrong with Christianity", critiques the bible (its reliability as well as its morality) and the historical evidence for Jesus. Part 4, "Life Is Good!", comes back to my personal story, taking a case to the United States Supreme Court, dealing with personal trauma, and experiencing the excitement of Adventures in Atheism.

5 out of 5 stars

It's Never Too Late To Embrace Reason

By
B. Bobberstein
on
03-02-16

Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism

By:
Aron Ra

Narrated by:
Aron Ra

Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
558

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
519

Story

5 out of 5 stars
511

Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present any number of arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps more troubling, ill-advised public policy. As Aron Ra makes clear, however, every single argument deployed by creationists in their attacks on evolution is founded on fundamental scientific, religious, and historical falsehoods - all of them.

5 out of 5 stars

A fantastic listen!

By
Ms. Gray
on
11-06-16

Deconverted

A Journey from Religion to Reason

By:
Seth Andrews

Narrated by:
Seth Andrews

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
842

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
773

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
768

Assertions like these seem comical until you realize that many Christian parents aren't kidding when they teach them to their children as facts. Every day, impressionable young minds are conditioned to blindly accept wild biblical tales of floating zoos, talking shrubbery, 900-year-old humans, the undead, curses, levitation, demon/human hybrids and men who obtain super-human strength from the length of their hair. Allegiance to these teachings is expected, often demanded.

4 out of 5 stars

A very good primer from one who knows the game.

By
Mark
on
02-19-13

Holy Sh!t - The Insanity of Blind Faith: Volume One, Christianity

By:
Casper Rigsby

Narrated by:
Paul Sating

Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
151

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
134

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
133

In this book, Casper Rigsby addresses the doctrine of Christianity known as the Bible, and dives head long into the insanity within that text. The book will introduce the non-Christian to some of the most irrational and illogical ideas within the Christian doctrine and will remind the progressive or moderate Christian of just how insane the Bible is.

5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't stop...

By
C. Lohman
on
11-29-16

Nailed

Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All

By:
David Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
David Fitzgerald

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
773

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
709

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
707

Nailed sheds light on ten beloved Christian myths, and, with evidence gathered from historians across the theological spectrum, shows how they point to a Jesus Christ created solely through allegorical alchemy of hope and imagination; a messiah transformed from a purely literary, theological construct into the familiar figure of Jesus - in short, a purely mythic Christ.

5 out of 5 stars

Great primer for the Christ-Myth theory

By
Jst
on
08-25-15

The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion, Book 1

The Mormons

By:
David Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
David Smalley

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
378

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
349

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
351

In this first book of The Complete Heretic's Guide to World Religion series, historian and award-winning atheist author Dave Fitzgerald takes us behind the Salt Lake curtain for a glimpse at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and answers your questions: Where did this multi-billion dollar tax-exempt corporation come from? Did Joseph Smith really sleep with all those women? Are the Mormons going to take over the whole world, and if so, is there any way to stop them? But that's not all!

4 out of 5 stars

Amusing treatment, but narration problems

By
B. C. French
on
08-06-13

Godless

How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists

By:
Dan Barker,
Richard Dawkins - foreword

Narrated by:
Richard Dawkins,
Dan Barker

Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
487

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
450

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
449

Part 1 of
Godless, "Rejecting God", tells the story of how I moved from devout preacher to atheist and beyond. Part 2, "Why I Am an Atheist", presents my philosophical reasons for unbelief. Part 3, "What's Wrong with Christianity", critiques the bible (its reliability as well as its morality) and the historical evidence for Jesus. Part 4, "Life Is Good!", comes back to my personal story, taking a case to the United States Supreme Court, dealing with personal trauma, and experiencing the excitement of Adventures in Atheism.

5 out of 5 stars

It's Never Too Late To Embrace Reason

By
B. Bobberstein
on
03-02-16

Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism

By:
Aron Ra

Narrated by:
Aron Ra

Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
558

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
519

Story

5 out of 5 stars
511

Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present any number of arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps more troubling, ill-advised public policy. As Aron Ra makes clear, however, every single argument deployed by creationists in their attacks on evolution is founded on fundamental scientific, religious, and historical falsehoods - all of them.

5 out of 5 stars

A fantastic listen!

By
Ms. Gray
on
11-06-16

Deconverted

A Journey from Religion to Reason

By:
Seth Andrews

Narrated by:
Seth Andrews

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
842

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
773

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
768

Assertions like these seem comical until you realize that many Christian parents aren't kidding when they teach them to their children as facts. Every day, impressionable young minds are conditioned to blindly accept wild biblical tales of floating zoos, talking shrubbery, 900-year-old humans, the undead, curses, levitation, demon/human hybrids and men who obtain super-human strength from the length of their hair. Allegiance to these teachings is expected, often demanded.

4 out of 5 stars

A very good primer from one who knows the game.

By
Mark
on
02-19-13

Holy Sh!t - The Insanity of Blind Faith: Volume One, Christianity

By:
Casper Rigsby

Narrated by:
Paul Sating

Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
151

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
134

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
133

In this book, Casper Rigsby addresses the doctrine of Christianity known as the Bible, and dives head long into the insanity within that text. The book will introduce the non-Christian to some of the most irrational and illogical ideas within the Christian doctrine and will remind the progressive or moderate Christian of just how insane the Bible is.

5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't stop...

By
C. Lohman
on
11-29-16

Nailed

Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All

By:
David Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
David Fitzgerald

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
773

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
709

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
707

Nailed sheds light on ten beloved Christian myths, and, with evidence gathered from historians across the theological spectrum, shows how they point to a Jesus Christ created solely through allegorical alchemy of hope and imagination; a messiah transformed from a purely literary, theological construct into the familiar figure of Jesus - in short, a purely mythic Christ.

5 out of 5 stars

Great primer for the Christ-Myth theory

By
Jst
on
08-25-15

The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion, Book 1

The Mormons

By:
David Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
David Smalley

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
378

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
349

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
351

In this first book of The Complete Heretic's Guide to World Religion series, historian and award-winning atheist author Dave Fitzgerald takes us behind the Salt Lake curtain for a glimpse at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and answers your questions: Where did this multi-billion dollar tax-exempt corporation come from? Did Joseph Smith really sleep with all those women? Are the Mormons going to take over the whole world, and if so, is there any way to stop them? But that's not all!

4 out of 5 stars

Amusing treatment, but narration problems

By
B. C. French
on
08-06-13

A Manual for Creating Atheists

By:
Peter Boghossian

Narrated by:
Peter Boghossian

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
675

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
617

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
614

For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faith - and are trained from an early age to spread their unique brand of religion. The result is a world broken in large part by unquestioned faith. As an urgently needed counter to this tried-and-true tradition of religious evangelism, this audiobook offers the first-ever guide not for talking people into faith - but for talking them out of it.

5 out of 5 stars

The first atheist missionary

By
Paul
on
03-18-14

God Is Not Great

How Religion Poisons Everything

By:
Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by:
Christopher Hitchens

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,626

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,922

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,859

In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's
Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller,
The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos.

5 out of 5 stars

...Though Hitchens Is!

By
Ben Capozzi
on
11-13-11

Why There Is No God

Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God

By:
Armin Navabi

Narrated by:
Dave Richards

Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
728

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
666

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
659

Why There Is No God provides simple, easy-to-understand counterpoints to the most popular arguments made for the existence of God. Each chapter presents a concise explanation of the argument, followed by a response illustrating the problems and fallacies inherent in it. Whether you're an atheist, a believer, or undecided, this book offers a solid foundation for building your own inquiry about the concept of God.

4 out of 5 stars

An excellent overview of atheism.

By
Jeffrey Schwartz
on
01-19-15

On the Historicity of Jesus

Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt

By:
Richard Carrier

Narrated by:
Richard Carrier

Length: 28 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
508

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
470

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
466

The assumption that Jesus existed as a historical person has occasionally been questioned in the course of the last hundred years or so, but any doubts that have been raised have usually been put to rest in favor of imagining a blend of the historical, the mythical, and the theological in the surviving records of Jesus. Historian and philosopher Richard Carrier reexamines the whole question and finds compelling reasons to suspect the more daring assumption is correct.

4 out of 5 stars

Well thought out argument.

By
Insomniak1
on
05-23-15

The God Delusion

By:
Richard Dawkins

Narrated by:
Richard Dawkins,
Lalla Ward

Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
10,111

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,991

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,906

Discover magazine recently called Richard Dawkins "Darwin's Rottweiler" for his fierce and effective defense of evolution.
Prospect magazine voted him among the top three public intellectuals in the world (along with Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky). Now Dawkins turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes.

4 out of 5 stars

Charming, smart, and unpretentious

By
Blake
on
06-04-13

The Portable Atheist

Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

By:
Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by:
Nicholas Ball

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
678

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
399

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
393

Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices past and present that have shaped his side of the current (and raging) God/no-god debate. With Hitchens as your erudite and witty guide, you'll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, and more.

4 out of 5 stars

Unabridged is not so

By
Eugenio
on
12-30-10

Breaking the Spell

Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

By:
Daniel C. Dennett

Narrated by:
Dennis Holland

Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
473

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
414

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
407

For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why - and how - it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion’s evolution from “wild” folk belief to “domesticated” dogma.

5 out of 5 stars

An excellent introduction to be origins of religion and belief

By
sam
on
02-29-16

Fighting God

An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World

By:
David Silverman

Narrated by:
David Silverman,
Cara Santa Maria

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
624

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
579

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
573

Fighting God is a firebrand manifesto from one of the most recognizable faces of atheism. In his audiobook, Silverman - a walking, talking atheist billboard known for his appearances on Fox News - discusses the effectiveness, ethics, and impact of the in-your-face-atheist who refuses to be silent. Silverman argues that religion is more than just wrong: it is malevolent and does not deserve our respect. It is our duty to be outspoken and do what we can to bring religion down.

4 out of 5 stars

He is not shy

By
S. Nielsen
on
06-21-16

The Case Against the Case for Christ

A New Testament Scholar Refutes the Reverend Lee Strobel

By:
Robert M. Price

Narrated by:
Robert M. Price

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
220

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
201

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
200

Leading New Testament scholar Robert M. Price has taken umbrage at the cavalier manner in which Rev. Lee Strobel has misrepresented the field of Bible scholarship in his book
The Case for Christ. Price exposes and refutes Strobel's arguments chapter-by-chapter. In doing so, he has occasion to wipe out the entire field of Christian apologetics as summarized by Strobel. This book is a must-read for anyone bewildered by the various books published by Rev. Strobel.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Book - For an In-depth Analysis

By
L. Powell
on
04-26-16

God - the Failed Hypothesis

How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist

By:
Victor J. Stenger

Narrated by:
David Smalley

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
145

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
131

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
128

Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the possibility of a supreme being, which much of humanity worships as the source of all reality.

5 out of 5 stars

Can't get enuf scientific facts!

By
G
on
12-28-16

Sacred Cows

A Lighthearted Look at Belief and Tradition Around the World

By:
Seth Andrews

Narrated by:
Seth Andrews

Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
592

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
543

Story

4 out of 5 stars
540

Well into the 21st century, our species continues to participate in beliefs and customs that seem more suited to the Bronze Age than the Information Age, some of which involve poisonous snakes, holy smoke, urine bubbles, crystals, tarot cards, aliens, costumed virgins, and, of course, an offering plate. Join Seth Andrews for a random romp across the planet and a humorous look at some of humanity's
Sacred Cows.

5 out of 5 stars

Seth is changing the world!

By
Aperson
on
07-19-15

Letter to a Christian Nation

By:
Sam Harris

Narrated by:
Jordan Bridges

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,466

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,744

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,738

"Forty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next 50 years," writes Sam Harris. "Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually believed that the world was about to end and that its ending would be glorious. The fact that nearly half of the American population apparently believes this...should be considered a moral and intellectual emergency."

Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and best-selling author Richard Dawkins and former evangelical preacher Dan Barker, this unique book provides an investigation into what may be the most unpleasant character in all fiction.

Barker combs through both the Old and New Testaments (as well as 13 different editions of the "Good Book"), presenting powerful evidence for why Scripture shouldn't govern our everyday lives. This witty, well-researched book suggests that we should move past the Bible and clear a path to a kinder and more thoughtful world.

Finally, we hear what is not cherry-picked.

Fantastic and enlightening book. Kept to the bible with minimal outside input and whatever input was added was mostly helpful and insightful. Only thing I can say bad about this is that Dan Barkers reading speed was a tad slow and a bit monotone at times.

Amazing.

Extremely well written and put together. Both educational and entertaining at the same time. I have no doubts in recomending this book to anyone who wishes to be educated about what is really in the bible, both old and new testament.

good, but not recommended for bible-aware atheists

This book consists largely of bible verse quotes interrupted by a sentence or two of commentary. It is encyclopedic, literally, and about as interesting a read. It's a fantastic reference, and I would recommend any questioning regionists read this as opposed to just reading "The Scriptures" everyday.... I suspect the bible lulls believing readers into selective perception, mixing enough seemingly-good content that it is possible to forget or overlook the clearly bad content. This book is a dictionary account of all that bad stuff, but if you are already a fervent atheist, reading this book will feel a lot like reading a dictionary - mostly mundane, with a few exciting new items you'd forgotten about or never knew were in the lexicon.

God worse than I already knew.

I liked the book, but it was a little tedious at times. But I should have expected as much to a point, as it is basically scripture study. But there is SO MUCH that was not taught to me and/or I glossed over in my early days of devout religion. Awesome.

Helpful for Overcoming Childhood Indoctrination

If you were raised as a Christian like me, you will find this book very helpful in moving past the false beliefs that were implanted in you as a child. Much of the book is simply quotes from the Bible, scriptures that are not usually covered in church.

The book covers many of the negative aspects of God one-by-one, chapter-by-chapter. Many scriptures that paint God in a negative light are arranged into those chapters by topic, such as genocidal, infanticidal, etc. This makes it a very helpful reference.

As I listened to it, I kept thinking about the character of God as stated in these scriptures. My thought that kept occurring was, “What an (insert expletive here)!”

Christians try to portray their God as the ultimate moral being. As this book demonstrates, that is truly not the case if you just read the Bible. It becomes obvious that the character described would be the ultimate moral monster. Obviously, God, as portrayed in the Bible, reflects the tribal morality of the time it was written.

Since the Israelites came to see everything as coming from God, they felt evil that befell them was punishment from God. Also, they longed for the day when their enemies would pay for what they had done.

Churches oftentimes read the same nice verses over and over again. It is good to consider the bad verses to balance one’s view of the Bible. Yes the Bible has some nice thoughts in it, but it has a lot of bad stuff in it too. If it was really the product of a perfect moral being, that should not be the case. The standard for a book written by a perfect moral being would be set very high. However, the Bible can’t even get off the ground. Also, the morality should be perfectly consistent, but again the Bible fails miserably.

I highly recommend this book. I think it is very important to read when leaving Christianity. Even if the God of the Bible exists, he certainly isn’t good and I am justified in not worshipping him. Even if I am wrong (about his existence), I am still right (about his character).

Thorough is not a strong enough word

Excellent review of Dawkin’s comments along with additional commentary of Barker’s in depth biblical knowledge. I would like to see further discussion on the New Testament as this primarily discusses the Old Testament God. Barker does well to equate the New Testament God by various examples so I was not overly concerned with this thought.